Final Exam Vocab

Quagmire

Quagmire

Noun A position or situation which is unpleasant or hazardous

Sordid

Adjective corrupt, foul, repulsive, dirty

Salient

Adjective prominent among a number of objects

Proclivity

Noun an inclination or predisposition toward a particular thing.

Insidious

Adjective To have many plots.

Dictum

Noun A formal pronouncement from an authoritative source

Capricious

Adjective Characterized by play of wit or fancy; humorous, fantastic, conceited

Pious

Adjective Devoutly religious

Lithesome

Adjective pliant, supple, agile

Desiccated

Adjective deprived or free of moisture; dried

Ratiocination

Noun The action or process of reasoning

Detritus

Noun worn away or down by detrition, decomposition

Modicum

Noun a moderate or limited amount

Tacit

Adjective unspoken, unvoiced, silent, emitting no sound; but implied

Involute

Adjective involved or intricate.

Sable

Adjective

of the color black: dark, gloomy.

Frivolity

Noun lack of seriousness; lightheartedness.

Unostentatious

Adjective not characterized by vulgar or pretentious display

Chagrin

Noun Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.